Labeling-machine.



E R. ALLING.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. 31, I9I'I.

1 ,284,547. Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

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1,284,547. Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

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E ROY ALLING, OF SODUS, NEW YORK.

LABELIN G-MACHIN E.

Application led October 31, 1917. Serial No. 199,464.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, E Rox ALLiNG, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Sodus, in the county of Wayne and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Labeling-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to labeling machines and has particular reference to such devices designed for the application of wrappers or labels to fruit cans or the like.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide improved means for controllin a stack of labels in such a manner that t ey will be delivered singly in succession to the individual cans as the latter are rolled over said stack of labels.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved facilities for supplying a quantity of paste to one end of the labels, namely that end which is applied last and to overlap the other portion of the label after wrapping around the can.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a referred embodiment of the invention showing the relation of the paste applying and holding devices to the pile or stack of labels supported upon the bed of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the paste spreader.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein is shown a more or less diagrammatic representation of my improvements. 10 indicates a receptacle adapted to hold a suitable quantity of paste adapted to be delivered by gravity or the like through a flexible tube 11 into and through the mouth portion 12 of a paste Specification of Letters Patent.

spreading device 13. The receptacle 10 is supported in any suitable manner as by means of a bracket14 on or at one side of one of the runways 15 of the machine. Either or both of the runways may be provided with a slot 16 formed in the vertical part of the runway through which the flexible tube 11 extends.

The spreader 13 comprises a rectangular box like Ystructure of a length suiiicieiit to reach substantially across from one runway to another transversely of the machine. The spreader is provided with a removable cover 17 having lugs fitted into the upper edge of one side and having a spring hasp along its other edge coperating with the upper edge of the opposite side, the purpose of the cover being to facilitate the cleansing of the device or other purposes. The bottom of the spreader comprises a pair of bars 18 and 19 extending parallel to each other along the lower edges of the two sides of the device and having a length providing for an extension of the same at each end of the receptacle; they also extend laterally somewhat beyond the bottom of the paste spreader or receptacle 13 to provide ample stability for the same. The inner edges of the bars are provided with grooves 20 lying in the same plane and along which the bottom closure members 21 of the paste spreader are adapted to slide. (See Figs. 4 and 5.) These closure members 21 are shown as of equal length and each is provided with a finger piece 22 to be grasped between the projecting ends of the bars 18 and 19 for the purpose of drawing out or opening the closure members to permit the paste to be delivered through .the bottoni of the spreader.

The spreader 13 is supported resiliently between the runways, as for example, by a pair of leaf springs 23 and 24 coperating with each end of the spreader. These springs are attached in any suitable manne-r beneath the runways, and are adjusted as to their tension by set screws 25 orv the like.

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Each spring 23 has its free end projected 27 indicates a pile or stack of labels supported upon a bed plate 28, which in turn is resiliently supported upon pedestal 29 eX- tending downwardly from the cross braces 30 and 3l and around Which are secured cushioning` devices such as coil springs 82. These labels, it will be understoot, are placed face donnvfard and the stack so disposed that me rear end of the labels flisposed directly beneath the paste spreader l. Among; the important novel features of this invention may be noted one or more hooks 33 fixed in any suitable position as en the lower edge of the cross brace 3() and having a sharp point projecting into the front or upper end of the uppermost label. lf only one hook is used it would preferably be disposed at the center of the end of the pile whereby when the can is brought down upon this end of the label to paste the labels the corners oipoints of the label Will readily coil upward to facilitate the application thereof to the curved surface of the can already supplied with the paste along one side from any suitable source Well known in the art. At the other end of the pile of labels another important feature consisting of one or more knifelike points Bl each carried in a socket 35 adjustably connected to the cross brace 3l. By providing a sharp cutting` point there is no likelihood of any obstruction taking place due to the tearing out of a bit of the label when the label is craivn beneath the paste spreader in making` the final applica tion to the can.

It will be understood that the paste from the spreader 18 Will be applied only to the lower end of the label and to facilitate this application the bar 18 is provided With a series of closely related grooves or scores 18 adjacent to the label. This feature insures that a sufficient quantity of the paste Will be delivered to the label While the label is being drawn from beneath the spreader. W'hile the labels are thus being delivered singly from the top of the pile or stack 27, such stack Will be elevated automatically by virtue of the springs 32 acting upon the bed plate.

I claim:

l. In a labeling` machine the combination with a paste spreader having),` an open bottom and means to support a pile of labels with one end directly beneath and in communication with said open bottom, of temporary means for holding; down the free ends of the labels remote from the spreader and a knife pointed device cooperating with the ends of the labels adjacent to the spreader to held the same to permit the Withdrawal of the uppermost label beneath said open bottom.

ln a, labeling machine, a paste spreader comprising a box-like structure having an open bottom, said opening being provided on two sides by a pair of bars projecting beyond the ends of the spreader, closure means for the bottom of the spreader held in place by the said bars, and a plurality of springs having; one end of each iiXed and the otherend of each cooperating with an end of one of said bars, said springs servin to tend to hold the spreader down, and some of said springs servingto hold the spreader from lateral movement.

E. ROY ALLING. Witnesses:

GEORGE N. HOPKINS, lViLLiAM H. LAUDER.

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